Nuur Halimatus Saadiah Masrukhin
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

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Funeral Poverty: An Exploratory Study for Micro-Takaful Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza; Khairil Faizal Khairi; Syadiyah Abdul Shukor; Nurul Aini Muhamed; Ahmad Fadly Nurullah Rasedee; Muhammad Suhaimi; Nuur Halimatus Saadiah Masrukhin; Aimi Fadzirul Kamarubahrin
Tazkia Islamic Finance and Business Review Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020)
Publisher : Institute for Research and Community Empowerment (LPPM TAZKIA)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30993/tifbr.v14i2.222

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The funeral expense is becoming expensive. It will lead into funeral poverty whereby the next of kin of the deceased face a difficulty to pay funeral expenses. The funeral poverty already affected developed countries such as Indonesia and African countries. For Malaysia, few schemes have been established by society to cover the poor from having difficulties for funeral expenses. The underlying reason behind the practice is a strong culture and belief. Nevertheless, these organizations have a different approach in managing this scheme but create chaos in the society from the perspective of payment and coverage. This paper will review literature, segmenting the practices and suggest the probable solution for funeral expenses scheme with the kind of exploring a segment in Takaful and micro-Takaful.
An analysis of regulation and governance for funeral social fund in Malaysia Azrul Azlan Iskandar Mirza; Nurul Hanis Kamarudin; Khairil Faizal Khairi; Syadiyah Abdul Shukor; Nurul Aini Muhamed; Ahmad Fadly Nurullah Rasedee; Muhammad Suhaimi; Nuur Halimatus Saadiah Masrukhin; Aimi Fadzirul Kamarubahrin
al-Uqud : Journal of Islamic Economics Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): January
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

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The funeral expense is becoming expensive. It will lead to funeral poverty whereby the next of kin of the deceased face difficulty paying funeral expenses. Increasing numbers of people seek financial management advice following bereavement, which can have a long-term effect on the grief experience and an individual's ability to manage. More should be done to encourage people on low incomes to prepare for death through simple advice and guidance. In Malaysia, a funeral social fund such as the Khairat death fund, in general, is financial assistance that is a grant to the family of the deceased for covering the cost and expenses of funeral processes. Khairat death fund was managed by community members or organizations in the areas. However, all this Khairat death organization moving with their own way as there is no legal jurisprudence as guidance to regulate and to be more systematic and synchronize management. Hence, this study will review regulation and governance for the funeral social fund in Malaysia.